Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 15: In a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by YV Sharma, ex-President Chamber of Commerce and Advocate Baldev Singh against the problems being faced by the public because of exorbitant air fares being charged by various airlines, Division Bench of State High Court comprising Chief Justice M M Kumar and Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur today directed the airlines and Union of India to file detailed affidavit.
After hearing Senior Advocate BS Salathia with Advocate Bhanu Salathia for the PIL whereas CSGC RP Jamwal for the Union of India, DB observed, “during the course of hearing, necessity of filing detailed pleadings by the airlines has been felt particularly in the light of the provisions of Rule 135 of the Aircraft Rules, 1937 as amended on 16.04.2009”.
“The discussion has also been on the issue as to whether travel agents could purchase tickets in bulk from any airlines with the object of selling it later at their own price or otherwise”, the DB said.
What other factors apart from the ones’ given in the Rule 135(1) could also be taken into account for fixing the air fare? Whether various categories could be created for fixing different fares as has been highlighted in Para 3 of the reply filed by respondent No.5—Air India, the DB asked, adding under which rule such categorization is permissible has to be answered by all the airlines.
Division Bench granted five weeks time to file additional affidavits by airlines and official respondents.
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